yogurt popsicles

With summer’s end in sight (sad sigh), I could not let another day go by without posting these Berry Shortcake Frozen Yogurt Pops. The are like the strawberry shortcake ice cream treats on a stick that we had growing up; remember those? Except these are even better because they’ve got triple the berries, they’re frozen yogurt rather than ice cream, and they’re homemade!

To make these treats could not be simpler. You can actually get as homemade as you want with these. Use your own berries, or buy frozen. Make your own whipped cream, or get some good quality store stuff. Same goes for the cookie crumble. You can use your own shortbread or sugar cookies, or grab some from the local bakery. I’m pretty loose when it comes to summer treats because, I believe they should be easy and fun.

The process goes like this….

Pick a good mix of berries including blackberry, raspberry and strawberry. I used pre frozen this time, because they thaw and there is enough moisture to make a puree with. You can use whatever you have access to or have on hand, but keep in mind that if you use fresh, you may need to add a couple of tablespoons of water to the puree process to thin it out. Pulse your berries in a food processor or blender until they are a slightly chunky puree.

Gently fold together 1 cup of good whipped cream with 1 cup vanilla frozen yogurt (greek is better, because its thicker), along with 1/4 cup granulated sugar and a splash of vanilla.

Swirl the fruit puree through the yogurt mixture gently–it doesn’t need to be perfect and you don’t want to deflate the whipped cream element.

Pour the berry and yogurt mixture into popsicle molds, leaving about a 1/4 inch headspace. Put covers and, or sticks into place and freeze until firm.

Using a shortbread like cookie, or the vanilla sandwich cookies, cream removed, crush in a plastic bag with a rolling pin until crushed to the consistency of coarse bread crumbs.

Once the pops are completely frozen solid, run them for about 20 seconds under warm water, just enough to get them to easily release from their molds.

Roll the pops in the cookie crumbs, and lay on a parchment lined cookie sheet. Place back in the freezer for 30 minutes before individually wrapping with plastic wrap.

Store in the freezer until the need for treat arises!

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